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Gravity Gear was started in 1995 by Bonnie Dutile. That's me. During my first year in the fine sport of skydiving, I was laid up for a few months due to an injury. The company I was working for wasn't pleased with this at all. Lying in bed I decided I was going to quit my day job as a Computer System Administrator/Accountant to skydive full time. Considering the fact that I was a 100 jump wonder, and jumping for a living was not feasible yet, I decided I would draw a few pictures, put them on T-Shirts and hit the road. I sold T-shirts on the Boogie Circuit for a few years. These were some of the craziest years of my life that's for sure. In between my great adventures, I was able to compete on the Sirens 4-way team and get my rating as an AFF Jumpmaster my second year in the sport. It has been my passion to help make new skydivers. It is most pleasing to watch their accomplishments in the sport. I make an effort to teach what I've learned through my trials and errors in the sport., so the same mistakes are not repeated. After managing the Pro-Shop at Bay Area Skydiving, I found my place in the sport of skydiving. After carefull consideration of where to call home, I opened my first (beer) gear store at Skydive Lake Tahoe and here on the web. A year later, I opened a second store at Bay Area Skydiving, my "forever" home drop zone. Unfortunately Skydive Lake Tahoe in it's original state is now a legend. So Gravity Gear operated full time out at Bay Area Skydiving for five more years until opportunity came knocking once more. On July 5th, 2006, we opened the doors of our Skydive San Diego location. This venue has proven to be just the boost that Gravity Gear needed. With the great weather, wonderfull airplanes and amazing skydiving friends here, Gravity Gear is rockin' it and loving every minute! With Tactical Air Operations next door, we are also proud to serve the US Navy and our Military friends. What can I say? "It's been one hell of a ride, and it keeps getting better!" A million thanks to all of my friends and family, aka customers for allowing me to live my dream! Peace and blue skies ! ~ Bonnie | ||
